The Belgian Revolt of 1830

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-89342-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 154 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Modern European History

This book examines and analyses the factors essential for the success of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, in which the southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands successfully broke away in a nationalist revolt and became the independent Kingdom of Belgium.

The Belgian Revolution of 1830 was a major factor in breaking the post-1815 Vienna Settlement and the international system, an international system which was manipulated by Austria, Russia and Prussia for suppressing liberal and nationalist movements. Due to the fervour and unity of the Belgian revolutionaries and coordinated diplomacy by the five major European powers of Russia, Prussia, Austria, France and Britain, a new nation with its neutrality guaranteed by all the powers was established: Belgium. Dr. Ridley provides a fascinating account of the revolt and the international events which followed, analysing the factors essential for the success – or failure – of nationalist insurgences.

This volume is essential and invaluable reading for students and practitioners of international relations, international history and diplomacy.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ridley, Nick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Revolutionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Netherlands Provinces Revolt, Dutch Independence 2. From Spanish Hapsburg to Austrian Hapsburg Rule — and Revolt 3. The Unsuccessful 1788–1789 Revolt 4. French Revolutionary Forces Take Over 5. Under French Rule 6. Merged with the Dutch Kingdom 7. The Belgian Revolt Erupts 8. The International Dimension 9. The Powers Confer 10. Dutch Anger — Hostilities Resume 11. Diplomacy — the Major Powers’ Diplomacy — Resumes 12. Aftermath 13. Analysis 14. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Nick Ridley is Visiting Research Fellow at Liverpool John Moores University. He specializes in international history, anti-terrorism and the history of insurgences. His previous publications include Diplomacy through the Ages, Carlo di Rudio and the Age of Revolution and three books on the 16th- and 17th-century Dutch Revolt.